OG12第50题

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According to some analysts, the gains in the stock market reflect growing confidence that the economy will avoid the recession that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come in for a "soft landing", followed by a gradual increase in business activity.

划线的从句为什么要用过去完成时（had feared）呢？

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zongzeng90

过去完成时的基本用法与现在完成时相似，所不同的是，现在完成时的动作需在现在以前

完成，而过去完成时的动作需在过去某一时间以前完成，也就是发生在“过去的过去”。For

exemple:By the end of that year Henry had collected more than a thourand foreign

stamps.到那年年底，亨利已经收集了一千多张外国邮票。这句中时间是earlier in the year，

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